diff --git a/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-audit/SKILL.md b/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-audit/SKILL.md
index 21a6ea7..37b694a 100644
--- a/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-audit/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-audit/SKILL.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Check each pattern is appropriate and correctly formed:
 
 Open with a coverage line listing every dimension checked:
 
-```
+```text
 Checked: structure · description · body-discipline · patterns · file-structure · formatting · scripts · internal-consistency
 ```
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Then output only dimensions that have findings, grouped under H3 headings, FAILs
 
 For each finding:
 
-```
+```text
 FAIL/SUGGESTION  <finding> — file:line
                  Why: <why this is a problem>
                  Fix: <exact change — quote before/after where applicable>
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ FAIL/SUGGESTION  <finding> — file:line
 
 Close with a result block:
 
-```
+```text
 ## Result
 
 PASS / PASS (N suggestions) / FAIL (N fails · M suggestions)
diff --git a/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-audit/tests/README.md b/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-audit/tests/README.md
index 6f2c0b5..ac0cfa7 100644
--- a/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-audit/tests/README.md
+++ b/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-audit/tests/README.md
@@ -5,18 +5,20 @@ Test files for scripts bundled with this skill.
 ## Dependencies
 
 Tests require [bats-support](https://github.com/bats-core/bats-support) and
-[bats-assert](https://github.com/bats-core/bats-assert) installed under
-`tests/test_helper/`:
+[bats-assert](https://github.com/bats-core/bats-assert). The test files load
+helpers from the repo root's `tests/test_helper/`.
+
+From the repo root:
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/bats-core/bats-support tests/test_helper/bats-support
 git clone https://github.com/bats-core/bats-assert tests/test_helper/bats-assert
 ```
 
-Run all tests:
+Run all tests for this skill (from the repo root):
 
 ```bash
-bats tests/
+bats plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-audit/tests/
 ```
 
 ## Files
diff --git a/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-audit/tests/validate.bats b/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-audit/tests/validate.bats
index 755b3cb..5115020 100755
--- a/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-audit/tests/validate.bats
+++ b/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-audit/tests/validate.bats
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ setup() {
     load "$REPO_ROOT/tests/test_helper/bats-support/load"
     load "$REPO_ROOT/tests/test_helper/bats-assert/load"
 
-    SCRIPT="$(cd "$(dirname "$BATS_TEST_FILENAME")" && pwd)/validate.sh"
+    SCRIPT="$(cd "$BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/../scripts" && pwd)/validate.sh"
     TMPDIR="$(mktemp -d)"
 
     # Helper: create a minimal valid skill directory
diff --git a/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-write/README.md b/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-write/README.md
index 0561e7c..ce4af59 100644
--- a/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-write/README.md
+++ b/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-write/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ This skill produces its best output when you arrive with rich context:
 | `assets/templates/references/README.md` | Placeholder for reference docs |
 | `assets/templates/assets/README.md` | Placeholder for static assets |
 | `assets/templates/tests/README.md` | Placeholder for test files |
-| `tests/new-skill.bats` | Bats test suite for new-skill.sh — requires bats-support and bats-assert under `tests/test_helper/` |
+| `tests/new-skill.bats` | Bats test suite for new-skill.sh — requires bats-support and bats-assert in the repo root's `tests/test_helper/` (see skill-audit's `tests/README.md` for setup) |
 
 ## Placement
 
diff --git a/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-write/tests/new-skill.bats b/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-write/tests/new-skill.bats
index 0b8d3fd..35c86ef 100644
--- a/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-write/tests/new-skill.bats
+++ b/plugins/kyberforge/skills/skill-write/tests/new-skill.bats
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ setup() {
     load "$REPO_ROOT/tests/test_helper/bats-support/load"
     load "$REPO_ROOT/tests/test_helper/bats-assert/load"
 
-    SCRIPT="$(cd "$(dirname "$BATS_TEST_FILENAME")" && pwd)/new-skill.sh"
+    SCRIPT="$(cd "$BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/../scripts" && pwd)/new-skill.sh"
     DEST="$(mktemp -d)"
 }